Everyone that has ever heard a frog croak associates the sound with the word “Ribbit.” In reality, the natural noise that comes from a frog or toad is really more like a chirp. Thanks to the magic of ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Avoiding eye contact or wearing a fake wedding ring may be common tactics in avoiding unwanted attention by the opposite sex for humans, but other creatures make more dramatic ...
You can hear it in the morning and the evening. It comes from trees, behind bushes and under leaves. Ribbit. Ribbit. Ribbit. It’s spring — when a young frog’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Male túngara frogs croak from shallow puddles to attract mates. But new research finds that their love songs have a dark side: They create ripples that attract the attention of frog-eating bats. And ...
Scientists have found seven new species of frogs in Madagascar whose high-pitched calls they say are like the “sound effects from the sci-fi television series Star Trek”. Researchers from the ...
The American bullfrog is native to the eastern United States but was introduced in the West. Voracious eaters with large mouths, their diets can include birds, bats, rodents, newts, snakes, and ...